The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-23
who paid THE MIRROR and library pleasant
and profitable call Tuesday

who paid THE MIRROR and library pleasant
and profitable call Tuesday.
The "boys" should improve Thanksgiving day
to find out the new numbers of those with whom
they exchange papers. We will do all we can to
furnish the desired information, but it would be
impossible to published notice of each indvid-
ual change.
Henry Johns. attorney, st. Paul. was among
the numerous callers at the prison Saturday. He
found his way to THE MIRRORS tower and
planked down 81 for years subscription, with
the remark taat ut is grand thing" and left
wishing THE MIRROR long life and abundant
success. Thanks.
-Ro5t. J.. Downing. Saml. ]. Brown, VIM. Har-
ris and Harry Meredith. who gave the inmates
such enjoyable entertainment Sunday after
services, paid the library and MIRROR Office a
pleasant call before taking their parture for the
sawdust city. They were accompanied by V. c..
Seward and ]. c. Rhodes, Jr., as body guard.
George. the 12-year-Old son of ThOs Ratican,
met with a horrible death Sunday morning. He
leading horse to water, the halter being
fastened to his wrist, and the horse becoming
frightened dragged the helpless lad to death, his
body being mutlated almost beyond recognition.
The funeral will take place to-day from st.
Michael's church.
Under the new order Of things the different
shop gangs now form in line nside the cell room
in front of the deputy's Office, the door at the old
exit being closed except at dinner and supper
time. The men come in before, taking their
meals as they pass in. Tea is now passed after,
instead of fifteen minutes before whistle time.
los nivn II hot md do
expect to hear any more ''kickng' about cold tea
"Wednesday morning the new sanitary building,
designated sometime ago by our strolirg reporter
as the steamboat" was put to use, and proves
not only success as regards convenience but
also as means for a more thorough cleansing of
the night buckets. This is one of the most i'm
portant of the many improvements made about
the prison the past season, and cannot but meet
the approval Of those who have an eye to cleanli-
ness.
We understand some Of the boys were unrea-
sonable in their complaints against the boss laun-
dryman because they did not get their clothes
with the usual despatch Saturday When it is
taken into consideration that he has about 2,4O0
different pieces to renumber, and that he was not
able to begin the work till Friday, the wonder is
plants under such circumstances ere entirely out
of place.
We aim 10 give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods in all departments of our bust
ness and can. with pride, refer all strangers to
our customers since 1856. We desire, through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the publics' atten-
ton to our stock at all times new. modern, and
by far the largest in the st. Cro:x Valley of drugs
family medicines. lumbermen's drug supplies,
paints, varnishes, brushes and beautiful parlor
AID hanging lamps. Crandall & Barclay.
Some time in the wee sma hours of Sunday
morning, as the editor lay on his downy couch
wrapped in peaceful slumber, and just as he had
arranged armstice between the Basket and
Cherub and had seen the contending factions of
the dudes and honest grimy sons of toll shake
over the bloody chasm of discord. there resounded
throughout the cell room series of hair-raising
shrieks which in our half-somnolent condition we
took for the battle cry of the painted devils of the
forest, and visions of reeking scalps and disem-
bowled victims passed rapidly before distort-
ed vision. But it wasn't massacre of innocents.
TWAS only the plaintve MEOW Cow! ! of one
of the feline pets of the prison. and they did not
emanate from consumptive lungs, either start.
ing on a low nonpariel key and gradually rising in
intensity and volume until they reached a 80. line
plea discOrd, the music kept up for 'steen
minutes, until Officer Austin, who is a staunch
believer in prevention of cruelty to animals, -
quietly drew the black cap over its head and
sprung the trap. We haven't learned whether it
was the boss messman's Tommy. Eichy's Pussy or
Jakey's Tabby, but if that feline sleep-distroyer
isn't dished up in somebody's Thank sgiving sau-
sage, then the ends of justice will not be fully
met.
Wedding Anniversary.